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Star Wars Spoiler: I was hoping to see him garroted, but......
2005-05-11
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"Jar-Jar Binks is in two crowd shots in "Sith." And he never says a word."
Posted by:Steve

#11  oh great - his ugly niece instead of Natalie Portman
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-11 19:19  

#10  Francis Ford COupla taken over the franchise from what I hear.

Next up: The Empire Makes an Offer
Posted by: Shipman   2005-05-11 18:57  

#9  Star Wars = Have To See...too much invested in the franchise. Disappointed lately, but high hopes remain ...to be crushed...
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-11 17:23  

#8  I was so afraid that HHGttG was going to be Hollywoodized. I guess I'll wait for cable.
Posted by: eLarson   2005-05-11 16:56  

#7  I'm probably going to go see it. Mucky liked it.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2005-05-11 16:24  

#6  CS -- the pseudo-Marvin was the second worst part. The way they tossed out Zaphod's second head and third arm was the worst. The fricking TV series did better with Zaphod, fer crissake.

The "detraction" from the dry wit consisted of utterly excising the wit.

It was an extremely Hollywood version of the story, with all the bad that implies. The dialogue was simplified so the studio execs could understand it, the few original jokes that remained lost their rhythm, and they slapped on an extraneous love story to fit the Hollywood need for a formula.

It was very much a replay of "Heinlein's Puppet Masters" as far as I could see.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-05-11 15:56  

#5  STEVE!!! You ruined the MOVIE with that spoiler!! You are off my Christmas list!!!!! ;)
Posted by: mmurray821   2005-05-11 15:33  

#4  Some of us prefer to be surprised by the movie
Anikin Skywalker turns into Darth Vader, oops, sorry
Posted by: Steve   2005-05-11 2:44:39 PM  

#3  RC???? I LOVED the Hitchhikers movie. Followed the book, the cast seemed made for their part, and that Robot sole the show! But then I am just one man who saw it with three of his kids and they loved it too. Yes it detracted from that dry wit that the TV version had, but I liked that aspect of the movie. **** (Four stars)
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-05-11 14:38  

#2  Remember folks, "sith" is just an anagram for "shit".

(I was burnt by the horrid Hitckhiker's Guide movie. If Josh Whedon craps out on Serenity, I may just swear off sci-fi.)
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-05-11 13:32  

#1  Thanks for clearly labeling the spoiler comment. Some of us prefer to be surprised by the movie.
Posted by: gromky   2005-05-11 12:00  

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